When comparing To The Moon vs The Ur-Quan Masters, the Slant community recommends To The Moon for most people. In the question“What are the best low-spec PC games?” To The Moon is ranked 14th while The Ur-Quan Masters is ranked 28th. The most important reason people chose To The Moon is:
The main story is actually told backwards, ala the movie Memento. While not the most original concept, still a cool way to tell a story. In the end there is quite the happy ending that will result in many tears being shed.
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Pros
Pro Cute story told backwards with an unexpected happy ending
The main story is actually told backwards, ala the movie Memento. While not the most original concept, still a cool way to tell a story. In the end there is quite the happy ending that will result in many tears being shed.
Pro Well written characters
As the story progresses the characters attitudes and emotions change in response to the ever evolving story. This makes fro what is a very well written game that makes the story and characters seem genuinely real.
Pro Great story
Many species to meet and learn of, each with their own personality, history and goals. Could they help you? That is for you to find out.
Pro A vast universe to explore
With hundreds of stars, each with many planets, some of them with a surface that can be landed on, some of those harboring life, some of which is even intelligent, there are always places to visit and "people" to talk to.
Cons
Con Gameplay is lackluster
The actual gameplay of the game consists of tile flipping and a few other mini type games.
Con Too short
Averaging play at around 4 hours to complete the game is quite short, good thing there are a bunch of free DLCs released that extend the gameplay.